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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
FLAMES IN AN ANCIENT TOWN.
st. Augustine. Fla, Scorehed-Several
historical Buildings Destroyed.

historical buildings Destroyed.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. April l3.-At .
o'clock Tuesday morning fire broke ont in
the boiler room of the st. Augustine hotel, a
large three story frame structure Soon the
whole building was mass of cracking
ruins Fortunately the hotel was about clos
ing for the season and contained only about
i0h persons. including the owner, employees
and guests. All escaped save one female EN-
pioye, Bridget Murphy, who is supposed To
have perishei Few of the fixtures OF the
hotel we're saved, the guests losing nearly
everything.
The loss, including the building and fix
lures, is 100000 1t is supposed to be in
sured for $40, 900, though this is quite doubt
full, as the insurance expired Wednesday,
and it is not known whether it was renewed
slight breeze was blowing at the time
from the northeast, and from the hotel the
fire spread TO ad joining buildings, consum-
ing some fifteen or twenty. Among then
was the famous old Roman Catholic cathe'
dral, the oldest structure in America, which
is mass of ruins; only the bare walls and
hell tower are left standing.
Among the buildings burned are the st.
Augustine hotel, Edwards hotel county
court house (records Savsdl DIR. Veiden's
museum. old slave market, First National
bank building, Bishop Moore's house, lpar.
TALLY destroyed, and the famous old stone
market. The total loss will probably reach
| $500. 600
LATER So far two lives are reported LOST
| and 1t may probably exceed that number, a:
several persons are unaccounted for. A
present it is imposslhl' 10 estimate the loss
| owing to the great conf nsion into which the
confagration has throw the entire city, bu
it is placed at from s4H', 900 to SstD,0n Tn,
| FIRE Iginated near the boiler in the engln,
room of the st Augustine hotel
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13

WuwTvGTnv. Dai. Anil t3 Bishop Lee
rass4d away qrr'ily 81 :; - Tuesday after
noon. tir nsd naer GO, rally sinking sincf
6undnf- ,,ud Monl4v v,,- -"'zn1 with heavy
chill. A noon h. va. yslt4d hv DR. Bal
iork. the family p5yst,-.;.n. s~h" Thought tina,
he might live for some tine longer. but AT
. O'clock he hegsn - ,ink rapl lily soon he
coming unconscious The only mamfIer OF
his family present wa= Mrs. Mel vsine the
bishops wIioU.si .ian .htar Tn. bish-
op's fatal Iinsss ,vuholi fever, began
March tie aai re urnad three
DAYS before from F,,.trnss Monroe much
improved In hcal;b H. will he buried on Fri
day afternoon in tle Otd Swodes burial
ground IN thi, citY by the side of his wife,
who died IN ISts Services will be held in
st Andrews church. where the bishop had
preached for forty venrs. His wife was Julia
White, Hartford, Conn. He leaves three
children He WIS born Cambridge Mass,
Sept Q, ~, AMI was the son Of an ex officer
of the British navy. wb" WAS notsd for his
high spirit and was ii contemporary Of AID.
fujTaj Nsissgn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, April 13,-The reports
to the Illinois department of agriculture
from nearly every township in the state in.
dictate that the area of the growing crop OF
winter wheat is not quite as large as thai
harvested last year. The best prospects for
winter wheat are reported from the central
counties, in which nearly an average 90 pei
cent? yield per acre is expected In the
northern counties the condition gives en-
couragement for a2 per cent of an average
yield per acre The average condition oil
wheat in the great wheat belt of the state i;
snch as to give hope for but little over three
fourths Of an average yield per acre, The
most dscouraglng reports concerning the
conditions Of winter wheat in the northern
counties come from Henry, Kendall and
Livingston counties, where the average i,
less than 90 The counties in which tn,
prospects for wheat are not encouraging for
an average yield per acre in the central
counties are the exception.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
LETS TAKE A DRINK"
STATISTICS SHOWING HOW MUCH
THAT PROPOSITION COSTS US.

seven Hundred Million Dollars Absorbed
in "whetting the Whistles" of the
American Citizen-How the sum Is Di-
vided Between the Deaiers-A Little
Difficulty About Litter.
WASHINGTON CITY, April l3-Mr. Swift
Ter, the commissioner of statistics, has issued
a quarterly report of imports exports, i'm
migration and navigation of the United
States, which, according to the title-page,
contains also other statistical matter Among
this and other statistical matters, is lot Of
tables showing the consumption of spirits,
wine and beer in the United States and vari-
GUS foreign countries, with the share of each
person figured out, and what the average
citizen expends for liquid comfort, carefully
calculated. The country's drink bill is fig
ured at over 800, 000, 900, of which $500 900,
900 goes to the manufacturer, and $500, 0O0.
600 to the middlemen, mainly the retail deal
ers. The drinking portion of the pop
ulation is figured out at about
one-fourth Of the total, and the drink bill Of
this fourth has averaged s474 Al year fol-
the past five years. For this amount Of
ihohSJ thc dNoi aec soI ID bdhoHS VI
spirits, Al gallons of beer, and l.6 gallons Of
wine, altogether drinking nearly gallon a
week and paying nearly 81 per week. This
report presents the estimates of persons in
the trade that not one tenth of the spirits
manufactured are used in the arts. The Ma
tional Wholesale Drug association estimated
that one half Of the spirits were used in tht
arts The estimates of dealers in alcohol
quoted by Commissioner Switzler, CORE
sponded very closely with those made b,
Gen. Raum, while he was commissioner Of
internal revenue, which were based on iii
, formation from all the internal revenue col
lectors in the country. The temperance organ
izations of the country have long been try
ing in vain to get congress TO create com
mission TO collect statistics of the alcoholic
liquor traffic and consumption. Commits
sloner Switzler has undertaken this worl
| himself and actually performed ii in a larg'
degree The commissioners tables viii be
extensively quoted and commented upon by
| the temperance and religious press, and OF
the other hand the papers and orators Nn,
deprecate interference with the saloon in
terest will denounce these figures as cooket
up by temperance people for their own pnr
poses and wholly misleading. In putting TIM
| report ont Commissioner Switslar calls spe
Ial attention to the tables IN regard Il
iquor,,consumption, products OF the fisheries
| and Of trade with Canada.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
The First Ruling.

RuhHbS.
The inter state commerce commission
'ers have involved themselves in Difficult
ties at the outset. Their very first deCis-
Jon was one suspending the operation OF
the long aud short haul clause for three
months in the case of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship association, which
comprises numerous common carriers
whose operations cover vast region. As
the New York Herald SAYS. the law is
suspended, therefore, not IN the case OF
one corporation merely, but of many; not
on one merely, but many lines Of traffic,
II is suspended not after, but before in
vestigation- until the commission can
make complete examination of the mat
ter" For such examination future hear
ings are to be had by the commission in
several southern cities.
1t is serious question whether the
commission has not exceeded or strained
its authority in thus suspending the fourth
section of the law The first part of that
section declares that ii shall be unlawful
for any common carrier to make greater
aggregate charge for short than for a
long haul under the circumstances pres
sCrlbed The law is now in operation
All such charges contrary to its provisions
are prohibited aud unlawful. The com
missioners have no power TO suspend its
operation generally nor specifically, *.
cept rs prescribed by the law itself .
Their only authority on this point is con
ferred by the Proviso with which the
fourth section Closes
That upon application To the commits
SION appointed under the provisions of
this act such common carrier NAV, in
special cases after investigation by the
commission, he authorized to charge less
for longer than for the shorter distances
for the transportation OF passengers OF
property; aud the commission may from
time tn time prescribe the extent to which
relived from the operation OF this section
of the act.
That authorizes the commissioners To
relieve a complaining company from the
operation of the law only ''in special
cases" and after investigation by the com
missioners." 1t does not empower them
to make a general suspension or even
suspension In a special case until an in
vestigation has been had and the Justice
Of the complaint established.
II the law is thus suspended in ous
case, why not in all. If the commission
is to be as complasant as present appear
ances indicate what will become of the
famous long and short haul provision Of
which we have heard SO much for the las
four months?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13

ALBANY, n. Y, April ,3-The charte,
election hell Tuesday resulted IN Demo
cratic victory The ticket for supervisor,
is elected by average majorities of | $50
JERSEY CITY. N. J., April l3-The city
election Tuesday resulted IN victory for tn.
Democrats
HoBoKEN, n J., April 10. Kerr Dem
with Republican Endorsement, defeated thu
citizens nominee in Tuesdays election for
mayor
KANKAKEE, Ill. April i3,-F D Radpl,e
was re-eiecled mayor of kankakee Tuesday
on citizens ticket, after a hotly contested
fight, over C. F Keatiy Republican. The
other officers elected are: marshal, f Dugan
aldermen, d. L Durham. l.. H. Enrich. I
Tnbst, j. Mcdonald and H. Mertens
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
MUCH CRY, LITTLE WOOL.
THE PlTTSBuRG RAILWAY SENSA-
TON BADLY DISFiGURED.

A Terrific Tumble in the Amount OF
Money Involved-Instead of $500, 900
1t Is Only s5,0O0-Some Very Jealous
Detectiyes-Boycotters Fired-kissane's
Brother observation-disclosures Lapses.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 10 The Pittsburg,
Cincinnati & St Louis Railway company
having succeeded In arresting the men they
were after, there is great falling off in the
estimate of the value Of the goods stolen from
the trains Assistant General Freight Agent
McCabe, through whose department all
claims for stolen or lost freight must pass
said Tuesday evening:
"The statement that the value of the
goods stolen was $3OoOOO to 100000 is pre-
posterous. All claims for losses have been
settled in this office, and the value OF the
goodxstolen is not over s., 900. The value
on the articles recovered by the detectives
was estimated by them more on the space
the plumber occupied In their Office than its
real worth The largest single loss to any
shipper were the guns and revolvers taken at
the time of the Sheridan station fight. That
claim was ad justed for less than 500. The
statement that quantities of jewelry and sill
yer ware had been stolen is untrue. That
class of goods almost invariably
goes by express. There were no cars
containing United States bonded goods,
broken into, so that the story about fine
i'm ported fabrics is not true either. The
communion service stolen and found in this
city was worth 1925 and was settled for.
The officers, however, who worked up the
case, deserve as much credit as though
81 900, 600 worth hal been stolen. They have
broken up gigantic system of robbery that
in time would have exceeded that amount y"
Mr.. McCabe's statement in manner con-
| firms the allegations of the families of some
of the prisoners that the raiding officers took
articles from their homes which had been
Hastings, wife of one of the prisoners, she
was only able to retain bed and window
drapery by presenting a receipted bill for
the same from Pittshgrg merchant.
Tuesday afternoon Attorneys Montooth,
! Coyle, Reardon, Rowan, Sullivan, Huly,
| Cochran, Biakely, Moore, and Edmundson
| called and hold consultations with the pris-
| oners. At a later hour these attorneys
voiced the opinion that their several clients
would be released for want of evidence.
During the day Mack Roberts John Hast
ings, r. H Kuhn and F. NJ Maple were re-
leased on $4,000 bail Elmer Young, ]. K.
Mullin and J. NJ. Armstrong were COM
mitted in the afternoon. c. H. Laughlin
was released in the evening, having been ar
| rested by mistake.
Detectives Gllkinson and Rue think that
there is scarcely flaw in the evidence they
have woven about majority Of prisoners,
and are confident that not one of them will
escape punishment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
ACARNIVAL OF RUIN
SWEEPS THE FAIR PLAINS OF KAN
SAS AND DAKOTA.

Sixty Miles of Territory Burned Over
with Frightfui Loss OF Life-One Whole
Family Cremated Disastrous Fire at
st. Augustine, Fla.-Fioods Playing
Havoc East and wsst-Other niishaps.
particulars as have been received regarding
the prairie fires in Phillips, Graham and Nor
ton counties indicate that the loss of life and
property is even greater than was at first
reported 1t is now all but certain that if
teen people have persisted, while the loss in
stock and buildings is enormous. The fire
started Saturday afternoon on the south
fork Of Solomon river, in Graham county,
and swept northward, incre asing in extent
and carried on its death-dealing course by a
high wind. The path of the blaze varies in
width from two to seven miles, the length of
the track being at last accounts fully sixty
miles. Whole herds of cattle, thousands Of
tons of grain, and from 100 to us houses and
barns have been destroyed, and the terrible
conhagration is still spreading northwest. II
is as yet impossible to learn the names OF the
victims and the greatest terror prevails in
the surrounding country. Relief will be al
once sent from towns out Of the fire line.
Telegraph lines are all down and it is iinpos
sible to get full details.
At point near Milbrook on the south fork
of the Solomon river the fire swept dowr
with terrible effect, destroying everything in
its path and burning six persons to death
father. mother and four children-and a
large number of cattle, horses, hogs and
poultry. In one instance woman prema
| turely gave birth to child. When the fire
was discovered approaching her husband
| took her in his arms and started for tbs
| p'owed ground, but before he reached it the
woman's clothing was on fire. He succeeded
| in putting it out and saving her life The
babe, less than an hour old, with the other
members of the family, was saved, but tn,
house and other property on the farm was
destroyed Hundreds of narrow escapes
could he related
HURON, D. T., April lS.-Additional disas
| tiers by prairie fires were reported Tuesday.
| Near Washington, thirty miles west of here
| E. Noyes lost his house, barn and nipple
ments; John Stiizler lost his house with cou
tents, and quantity of seed grain, tota
value 81 800, Mr.. Rock, house. barns and ma
chinery, value $500: John Baughman
barn, grain and implements, loss 81, 900. EC
Washburn, house and furniture, and Nicho
las Shurb barn, granary, wheat and ma
chinery. At Broadhead, twelve miles north
John Monaut lost barn, granary, span o
| mules and large amount of hay, oats an,
wheat.
| Miss Maloney, who was so severely hurne,
| Friday night is still alive but in a critica
| condition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
HILL vsToEs HIGH LICENSE
on the Ground That It Discrimiuatss In
TaHation

ALBANY, n. Y, April Is Ex-Governor Hill
has vetoed the Crosby high-icense bill,
which imposed a license fee of $1,000 on
saloonkeepers in New York city and Brook,
Ign. The governor argues that such dis
elimination against saioOnkeepsrs in two
cities is violation of the constitutional pro
vision for equality Of taxation: also that the
clause confiscating liquor found in unli-
censed saloons, witho proof that it is Oh
sale or intended to b. sold, is unconstitu,
tional as violating the fundamental right t.
own property. He also condemns the bill as
a strictly party measure, put through by the
Republican caucus, and became it was
forced upon New York and BROOKLYN
against the wishes of the representatives OF
these cities He reminds the country mem
bers of the legislature that saloons are more
numerous in proportion to population in al
most all the cities, towns and villages Of the
state than in New York city, and that they
should not deny their own districts the bene
fit OF the act if it is intended to be benefi-
81, Il
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
GAME ABOUT AT BILLIARDS.
Sehaeier Beats the Student at Balk Line
The Base Ball Scores

schaefer Beats the Student at Baik Line
The Base Ball Scores
CHICAGO, April l3-Jacob Schaefer, of
St Louis, and George F. Slosson, of Chicago,
played their second game of billiards
Tuesday night in Central Music
hall before an audience of about $500
people. The game was 800 points,
fourteen inch balk line, for $500 side, and
resulted in favor of Schaefer, who scored the
full 800 to Slosson's is" The game had few
notable features. At the twenty fifth inning
Slosson was 200 points in the lead and
steadily increasing his advantage In the
thirty-first inning however, Schaefer began
to play in an exceedingly brilliant manner,
and in five innings scored 3l5 points, while
Slosson only succeeded in scoring two points,
From this time Schaefer kept We'll to the
front, and played out the game without any
very strong competition from his opponent.
The following is the score; Schaefer-0, S,
3, /, 2, 10, s. s. ia, l, 0, o, l. A. l, 0, G. l, "A,
3, lOl, 70. O, 5, 5, 0. 81 ~. 4 =, IN s7, s. 81,
Is, o, 0. u, 8, 0, 9, 4, o, I, h7-soO Average,
II S5-45 Sosson-lh, o, q, 81, l, ). 30, 20,
Q, l, 4 . II, Is, 10, "a, %. l, rs ~, 3, 5, D,
q, 81, ~ l, 0, o 62, q, o, 3 o. 5 l, 9, o IA, 0,
:, 0, /, 0-63y Average, IA 234i
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
TWO SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS
Who Got on the Train the Night of the
Nichols Murder.

Who Got on the Train the Night of the
Nichols Murder.
MORRIS, Ills, April 13-The lawyers for
the defense III the Nichols murder case re-
ceived telegram Monday from man in
Freeport offering to give valuable evidence
and urging that the defense be held lat all
hazards" At : o'clock Tuesday night the
voluntary witness, Daniel Drinkworth,
resident of Freeport, made his appearance in
court and was called to the stand by the de-
Tense.
He said he was in Joliet the night Of the
murder waiting for his wife, whom he ex-
pected on the train. While walking toward
the tank at the western end of the station
platform he saw two rough-looking charac-
tiers who, upon seeing the witness, attempted
to hide behind the tank. He went up closer
to them and saw both distinctly. One was
much taller than the other and wore SLOUGH
hat The shorter man wore a stiff hat and
had a bundle in his hands. When the
train started out one of the men jumped
on the baggage car, and the other crossed
the track ahead of the engine He thought
they were tramps trying to steal ride. The
witness watched them closely because they
we're suspicious looking characters, and he
feared they were going to try to hold him
up" The following morning as soon as he
heard of the murder be notified Chief of Po-
lice Murray and others.
The witness maintained his position
throughout protracted and severe cross ex,
animation, though he said the men boarded
the first train, which was not the one on
which Nichols was killed.
On redirect examination witness corrected
this, saying he knew Wagner, conductor Of
Nichols train and ne was aboard the train
the men go; on.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13

JERSEY CITY, n. j, April ,3.-Tbe entire
election board of the Eighth precinct, Second
district, Jersey City, was arrested Tuesday
afternoon for tampering with the ballot
boxes. The board consists of Patrick Golden,
Judge; Patrick McGinnes and Owen Mo
Cabe, inspectors, and c. I. Dolan, clerk.
At the noon recess policeman saw Clerk
Dolan putting the registry book into the
ballot-box. The book contained about thirty
Democratic tickets. The tickets were folded
and several dropped into the box before the
clerk could be arrested. The officer took the
registry book out and found that about
twenty five tickets had been carefully folded
and placed between the leaves. A number
of citizens witnessed the attempt and great
excitement prevailed ior time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13

W.sHISGIoN CITY, April l3--The value
Of cotton exported from the United States
during March aggregates 81, 80, 07S against
SIS, SIS, 100 in March 1856 Cotton exports
for the seven months ended March 81, 1857.
amounted to S., 95s, 4ss bales valued a,
$50, 7G2, SO against Z, 272 $50 bales valued
at Sla7, 1,ii 1913 during the seven months
ended March 81. l>s6
Exports Of mineral oils last month AZ
yregatei sS.554, 81. against - ~ - il
March lsSh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
Chicago Evens Things Up.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1S-Auother
game Of the series for the worlds champion
ship at base ball, between the Chicago and
St Louis clubs, took place in this city Tues
day. There were 5000 to 5000 people in at
tendance. The Chicagos felt slightly sore
over their recent defeats, and just before the
game began Arson, their captain, offered to
bet $500 that the understandings would win
the game This was promptly covered by
Capt. Comisky, of the St Louis boys.
McQuaid was umpire. Baldwin and OAR
ling were the batteries for Chicago, and
Caruthers and Bushong for St Louis The
end of the game left Arson $500 richer, for
the score was: Chicago, Ii; st. Louis, Is
Other games Tuesday resulted in the fol-
lowing scores: At acknowledgements "a,
Memphis 8; at Baltimore Baltimore Is,
Portlsnd ;; at Philade!phia-At Is,
Philadelphia "A; at Pittsburg-AIegheny 20,
Buffalo IL; at Washington Washington 10,
Vale 8; at New York-Sew York Is, Metro,
poliJans 4-seven innings; at Brooklyn
Brooklyn 20. Syracuse Eight innings; al
Evansville Evansville I, Indianapolis 10;
at Gle veland- I3, Toronto 5; at
Nash ville--Detroit S, Nashville 0.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
NSsANE'S HONEST BROTHER.


NEW YORK, April IA San Francisco
special says that Reuben II. Lloyd, Kissane's
lawyer brother, in an interview Monday.
stated that he had kept silent SO long on the
advice of his friends. be is one of San
Francisco's hest-known lawyers and promi.
ueDt men, and 70 the correspondent stated
his position clearly. He came to California
in 1871 entering the office of Hager & Sharp
as a messenger. He mas lived in San Fran
cisco since that time, and by hard work has
riser in his profession After William was
forced to leave New York AMI go to Mica
ragua. Reuben told Gen. Walker the whole
story, and William was publicly recognized
by Walker as Rodgers When the fhbus-
tering expedition failed William took pass
age Tor San Francisco arriving there in
rags, He has prnspered measurably, but Is
not wealthy. His SO. 90 farm has SSU,-
$50 mortgage on it.
Lloyd says his mother, who was cousin
of Admiral Dnndas, and proud woman.
resumed her family name Llovd-on &C
count Of family troubles, and he hHs always
been known by that name. LlOyTs connec-
ton with the affair OF Kissane has been
purely one IF honest sympathy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-13
Ten Prisoners Esca pc.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 1S-Ten prisoners
escaped from the county jail Tuesday night
at $50 O'Clock, and are Logging it for liberty
in all directions under cover of darkness
They lowered themselves Into tt:ae vault OF a
water closet, removed a ,arge stone from the
foundation wall, orawled through, came out
on an alley in the rear of the Jail, and es-
capped All were held for light offenses
Scouts are out, but darkness hindered pur-
.r.it